Public water system · CA4500195
ActiveStarlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc.
At a glance
Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. (PWSID CA4500195) is an active community water system in Shasta County, California. It reports serving 510 people through 165 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
510
Service connections
165
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. compare with other water systems in Shasta County?
By EPA's size categories, Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Shasta County has 174 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 1,208 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 210,209 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,179 California systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc.?
EPA lists Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. as privately owned. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 117 of the 174 active systems in Shasta County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and July 2013. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1981-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 5 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc.?
Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. (PWSID CA4500195) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. serve?
Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. reports serving 510 people through 165 service connections in Shasta County, California.
Where does Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc.'s water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc. must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Shasta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Redding | Shasta | 89,628 | Community | Surface water |
| Bella Vista Water District | Shasta | 18,612 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Anderson | Shasta | 11,147 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Shasta Lake | Shasta | 10,657 | Community | Surface water |
| Shasta District Fair | Shasta | 10,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Clear Creek Csd-Anderson | Shasta | 8,900 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc., PWSID CA4500195, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/starlite-pines-mutual-water-co-inc-ca4500195 (data as of October 1, 2026).